NASA Showcasing The National Park Service From Space In Honor Of Its 100Th Birthday

The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 100th birthday on August 25. In honor of its centennial birthday, the NASA unveils the National Parks from space. The NASA Earth's Observatory have been gathering satellite images of the national parks for years.

National Park Service was founded in 1916 to preserve the unimpaired natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the education, enjoyment and inspiration of this and future generations. Together with their partners, they extend benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world, according to USA Today.

The National Park Service is offering a free entry to parks across the country from August 25 to August 28. They also have classical music performance, solar-powered vehicle races and outdoor naturalization ceremonies, among others that you can freely enjoy while reminiscing the nature around, according to Time. The following images of parks were taken from outer space by NASA.

View of @OlympicNP with Seattle and Tacoma in the background. #FindYourPark #NPS100  Hi-res: https://t.co/rUoPL6H31Q pic.twitter.com/2wk4Z5j2ot

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) August 17, 2016

A place of inspiration, @GlacierBayNPS. #FindYourPark #NPS100  Hi-res here: https://t.co/WSg2NCTiLy pic.twitter.com/6NVUdlLyzP — Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) August 21, 2016

Wide view of the Grand Teton National Park. #FindYourPark #NPS100  Hi-res here: https://t.co/UZI94kwpl7 pic.twitter.com/qd46Dw1wBa

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) July 27, 2016

Yosemite Valley, featuring Tunnel View; Glacier Point; and Half Dome. @YosemiteNPS #FindYourPark #NPS100 pic.twitter.com/9junVxeOAF — Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) July 19, 2016

Northern Rockies, Canada and Montana, including @glaciernps #FindYourPark #NPS100https://t.co/yMeIQFSnIT

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) July 26, 2016

From space, @Astro_Jeff shares photos & stories as he celebrates @NatlParkService's 100th anniversary today. #NPS100https://t.co/SYfTZ2gU0r — NASA (@NASA) August 25, 2016

Badlands National Park, South Dakota. #FindYourPark #NPS100  Hi-res here: https://t.co/dWAlvh3JlF pic.twitter.com/dpw8rU2S3U

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) August 23, 2016

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah.#FindYourPark #NPS100   Hi-res: https://t.co/0FpR8Rv9Pv pic.twitter.com/CTIuyYLSWR — Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) August 25, 2016

Grand indeed @grandcanyonnps. Even from space it took 13 pictures to capture all 277 miles. #FindYourPark #NPS100https://t.co/W8InVQFrnm

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) August 24, 2016